Culture
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Why interfaith marriage in India is getting dangerous
Some couples have faced violence and death threats. Murali Krishnan DW Interfaith marriages in India have been a sensitive issue for…
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The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world
Featuring war scenes and trees, these rock carvings add to the bounty of detailed stone panels excavated from the 1840s…
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Harvard University appoints Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president
Gay is the first person of color and the second woman to hold the role of Harvard University’s president. Amanda…
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Why you should know the exciting experimental, political and feminist work of senior Indian artist Nalini Malani
Her work traverses video, photography, multi-media installation, painting and digital animations. Catherine Speck The Conversation The latter is the medium…
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What is fated is impossible to escape
Tο πεπρωμένο φυγείν αδύνατον – The Temple of Boom Downunder “The only coarser ship that ever passed this way was…
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The Jungle and the Sea reminds us war is profoundly local, with the intimate negotiation of human relationships
Sri Lanka was in a civil war from 1983 to 2009, about a Tamil national liberation struggle for independence in…
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Turkish government criticized for creating new Alevi cultural agency
In a controversial pre-election move directed at Turkey’s Alevi population, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has established a new public agency to coordinate…
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Lost in the sand: Christian monastery ‘pre-dating Islam’ found in UAE
Siniyah Island, UAE: An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian…
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How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life
Saidiya Hartman has shaped studies of Black life for over two decades. Elias Rodriques The Nation Her first book, 1997’s Scenes…
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Voice to Parliament funding welcomed but questions raised over who will pay for the campaign
A referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament will receive $75 million, with the bulk of funds to go to…
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Parintins: A remote Brazilian city overcoming isolation through a festival
This remote city in the Amazon is 369 kilometres away from Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. Authors The…
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The power of yindyamarra: how we can bring respect to Australian democracy
In every corner of the world, it faces external and domestic threats that challenge its standing relative to alternative political…
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‘Self-determination must be at the heart of criminal justice solutions for Indigenous Australians’
The newly released Churchill Fellowship report explores community-led responses and innovative approaches to combat the over-representation of First Nations people in the Australian…
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EU top court: Employers banning religious signs at work is not discrimination
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Thursday that internal legislation by an employer prohibiting the visible wearing of all…
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Effort to recover Indigenous language also revitalizes culture, history and identity
Many actions throughout history put pressure on tribal communities to abandon the use of their languages. Daryl Wade Baldwin The…
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More than a piece of furniture: it is sometimes as if these old pianos have souls
Due to limitations of space and funds for maintenance, a decision was made to limit the university’s collection to the…
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